When the first rumor circulated linking former defensive end Trace Armstrong to the Chicago Bears, he shot it down immediately.

Jason La Canfora of CBS Sports reported on December 12 that the Bears had been in conversations with Armstrong about a possible position in management, and the ex-Bears defender responded in a hurry.

“I have the utmost respect for the Chicago Bears organization, the McCaskey family and [team president] Ted Phillips,” Armstrong wrote on Twitter regarding La Canfora’s report. “However, any assertion that I have engaged in conversations with them about joining the club in any capacity is simply not true.”

But now, an arguably more tuned in source has doubled down on the Armstrong rumors.